aestheticism
the acceptance of artistic beauty and taste as a fundamental standard, ethical and other standards being secondary.
an exaggerated devotion to art, music, or poetry, with indifference to practical matters.
a late Victorian movement in British and American art characterized by a dedicatedly eclectic search for beauty and by an interest in old English, Japanese, and classical art.
Origin of aestheticism
1- Also estheticism.
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How to use aestheticism in a sentence
Mary felt rather at a loss amidst these ultra-aestheticisms, but Stefan promptly asked to see Miss Berber.
The Nest Builder | Beatrice Forbes-Robertson HaleThe next three years Hubert wasted in various aestheticisms.
Vain Fortune | George Moore
British Dictionary definitions for aestheticism
sometimes US estheticism
/ (iːsˈθɛtɪˌsɪzəm, ɪs-) /
the doctrine that aesthetic principles are of supreme importance and that works of art should be judged accordingly
sensitivity to beauty, esp in art, music, literature, etc
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